The United States has turned its back on the WTO rules-based international trade system. APEC can help to defend it, while ...

Japan’s New Mogami-class frigate, combined with deeper cooperation with Australia, could help New Zealand secure its maritime ...

Berlin Syahputra Situmorang is a researcher at the Indonesia Initiative for Sustainable Mining (IISM). His work focuses on the socio-political dynamics of industrial policy and the energy transition ...

Indonesia’s nickel boom has delivered staggering economic gains, but the industry’s dependency on great powers may be its ...

Myanmar’s junta-administered elections have revealed how ASEAN’s institutional constraints and lack of initiative are ...

Australia and India should pursue critical mineral partnerships with African governments to bolster supply chain resilience ...

The Marshall Islands’ new universal basic income program rests on Compact funding from the United States, blurring the line between sovereignty and dependency.

While the Asia Pacific region has woken up to a changed world order, Australia’s foreign policy discussions are stuck in the ...

As the 2026 APEC chair, China has the opportunity to lead by example on an enhanced services and digital cooperation agenda ...

Relations with Beijing will also improve considerably. North Korea will seek normalisation of trade relations and economic ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seeking to emulate the economic policies of her mentor Shinzo Abe, but this agenda ...

The Japanese economy remained generally strong in 2025 despite the Trump tariff shock. Growth reached the level of its ...